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Pictures of famous buildings, beautifully prepared meals and ‘Hey, look everyone’s having a blast’ bar scenes are nice and everything. But they’re not exactly – how shall we say it – the most riveting photos for your friends to see on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Harness perspective, reflection and timing (often with a big slice of luck) in your photography, however, and you’ll be well on your way to grabbing your friends’ attention.

Our featured image is by photophilde and was taken in Étretat, Haute-Normandie, France.

“Smoast” (meaning, to boast on social media) about your adventures with these classic optical illusions.

FORCED PERSPECTIVE…

Get to grips with landmarks

Eiffel Tower – Paris, France

 

Leaning Tower of Pisa – Pisa, Italy

 

Space Needle – Seattle, USA

 

Great Sphinx of Giza – Giza, Egypt

 

Kiama Light – Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

 

San Francisco streets – California, United States

 

Keep things on a level on a salt flat

Salar de Uyuni – Bolivia

 

Don’t let the sun go down on you

Ko Lanta – Krabi, Thailand

 

Kurumgad Island – Karnataka, India

 

Fort McNair – Washington, D.C., United States

 

Play with props

Rainbow – Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States

 

Postcard – Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

 

Hot air balloons – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico, United States

 

Wine glass – Lynfred Winery, Roselle, Illinois, United States

 

Krishna’s Butterball – Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

 

Space Shuttle – Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

 

Record sleeve

 

With a little help from your friends

In your hands – Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

 

Hand of god – Middletown, Delaware, United States

 

Bring statues to life

Lenin – Dmitrov, Russia

 

Union Point Park – Oakland, California, United States

 

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park – Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

 

Blend into 3D street art worlds

Edgar Mueller’s ‘Lava Burst’ – Geldern, Germany

 

‘Snappit’ – Liverpool, England

 

REFLECTION…

Capture a reflection, chop out the real subject, and then rotate for good measure

Big Ben – London, England

Denver Botanical Gardens – Denver, Colorado, United States

Sarawak State Library – Sarawak, Malaysia

Ponte Vecchio – Florence, Italy

 

In the eye of the beholder – sights mirrored in sunglasses lenses

Empire State Building – New York City, United States

Sagrada Família – Barcelona, Spain

Angkor Wat – Angkor, Cambodia

Mayrhofen – Tyrol, Austria

 

Taj Mahal – Agra, India

 

Bridge in Connecticut – United States

 

TIMING…

Suspend animation…freeze frame

Air snorkeling – Makkah, Saudi Arabia

 

Clouded thoughts – Telford, England

 

Hanging with friends – Fuji-Q Highland, Yamanashi, Japan

 

Written by insider city guide series Hg2 | A Hedonist’s guide to…

About the author

Brett AckroydBrett hopes to one day reach the shores of far-flung Tristan da Cunha, the most remote of all the inhabited archipelagos on Earth…as to what he’ll do when he gets there, he hasn’t a clue. Over the last 10 years, London, New York, Cape Town and Pondicherry have all proudly been referred to as home. Now it’s Copenhagen’s turn, where he lends his travel expertise to momondo.com.

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